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Crimea - Wikipedia
After Ukrainian independence in 1991, most of the peninsula was reorganized as the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. The Soviet fleet in Crimea was in contention, but a 1997 treaty allowed Russia to continue basing its fleet in Sevastopol.

Crimea | History, Map, Geography, & Kerch Strait Bridge | Britannica
Crimea, autonomous republic, southern Ukraine. The republic is coterminous with the Crimean Peninsula, lying between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. In 2014 Russia covertly invaded and illegally annexed Crimea, a move that was denounced by the international community.

Explainer: Where is Crimea and why is it contested? | Reuters
Crimea, which juts out into the Black Sea off southern Ukraine, was absorbed into the Russian Empire along with most ethnic Ukrainian territory by Catherine the Great in the 18th century.

What to know about Crimea and how it factors into the Russia-Ukraine ...
Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev transferred Crimea from Russia to Ukraine in 1954, when both were part of the USSR, to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the unification of Moscow and Kyiv. In 1991, when the Soviet Union collapsed, the peninsula became part of newly independent Ukraine.

Republic of Crimea (Russia) - Wikipedia
The Republic of Crimea[b] is a republic of Russia, comprising most of the Crimean Peninsula, but excluding Sevastopol. [11] Its territory corresponds to the pre-2023 [12] territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, a de jure subdivision of Ukraine. Russia occupied and annexed the peninsula in 2014, although the annexation remains internationally unrecognized. [13] The capital and largest ...

Why Crimea is coveted by both Russia and Ukraine - and the role it ...
Why is Crimea important? Crimea’s unique location makes it a strategically important asset, and Russia has spent centuries fighting for it.

What to know about Crimea, the peninsula Russia seized from ... - PBS
Ahead of its full-scale invasion, Moscow deployed troops and weapons to Crimea, allowing Russian forces to quickly seize large parts of southern Ukraine early in the war.

Ukraine says it has struck oil terminal in Crimea and key Russian ...
Ukraine's military says it has struck one of Russia's main explosives factory as well as an oil terminal in Russian-occupied Crimea. "Numerous explosions" were reported after the strike at the Y M ...

Crimea - Russian Annexation, Crimean War, Tatar Rule | Britannica
The annexation of Crimea—as well as the West’s response to it—became a point of pride in Russia; Putin’s domestic popularity soared, and international condemnation only served to stoke Russian nationalism.

What has happened in Crimea since Russia's invasion?
It has been 11 years since Russia took control of Crimea but Moscow's invasion of Ukraine has put the peninsula back in the global spotlight. Here's what you need to know.